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Chapter 447: Chang'an City Changes (2 in 1 order required)

In the evening, the sky was getting darker and the air was peaceful and calm.

However, somewhere in the city, an undercurrent is quietly surging.

A large number of people from the Liuli Group and the Jinchan Thieves Group gathered stealthily in a secluded temple, and the small room was suddenly crowded with people.

Zhong Wuye, his eyes slightly closed, meditated alone, regulating his breathing. He exuded a calm and majestic aura. Princess Tana, clad in a black veil, twirled her sleeves with her bare hands, a look of trance on her face. Qin Huan stood at the doorway, chatting with several veterans, his expression solemn.

At this moment, a spy came hurriedly and whispered a few words in Qin Huan's ear. Qin Huan's expression changed and he looked at Zhong Wuye.

Zhong Wuye opened his eyes, looked around, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, please be quiet and follow my orders. Remember to do your own thing later."

Everyone responded, and the atmosphere immediately became solemn.

Zhong Wuye continued, "The spies have just discovered all the guard posts in the Grand Tutor's Mansion. The most difficult one to cross is the triple-layered array on the west wall."

After saying that, she looked at Tana and said, "Princess, you need to unlock that mechanical array. It can only be activated with a special aura."

Tana took a deep breath and nodded slowly: "Don't worry, I will do my best." A hint of determination gradually appeared on her white jade face.

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The night is getting dark and the action is about to begin.

Zhong Wuye, Tana, and Qin Huan each led a small group of people, splitting into three groups and heading towards the Grand Tutor's Mansion. The crowd had quietly left, leaving only the dim lights flickering in the ancient temple.

Walking along the alleys that had been surveyed in advance, Zhong Wuye would reach out and leave a secret signal on the wall every few meters to prevent getting lost.

Following behind him were veterans of many battles, their movements as silent as the trails of foxes and ghosts. As they neared the Grand Tutor's residence, Zhong Wuye gestured again, and the crowd immediately split into three groups, disappearing into the darkness.

Immediately, whistles sounded simultaneously from the southeastern and northern walls, while the western side was completely silent.

The two guards looked over when they heard the noise and saw a group of masked men holding short staffs climbing up the city wall.

One of them covered his face and made strange gestures with his hands. A dazzling golden light burst out from his palm in the air and shone directly at the two guards! Then a terrible scream sounded.
The western city wall was silent, with no one appearing.

In the dark night, a masked man walked quickly past. He came straight to the base of the city wall, made a hand seal with his hand, and suddenly thousands of blue lights emerged from the ground.

Princess Tana stepped out from the blue light, her whole body filled with ethereal aura, her hands forming strange hand seals.

Suddenly, a triple array of mechanical devices appeared on the city wall, flashing layers of blades like a dazzling light. Tana mobilized her entire immortal body, her energy bursting forth from her fingertips like countless strands of black hair. She quietly penetrated the array and silently operated it. With such effort, she finally broke through the three layers of the array one by one.

At the same time, fierce fighting has begun on the southeast sides.

The guards displayed astonishing martial arts prowess, temporarily suppressing the masked men and forcing them to retreat. Just as the group was beginning to run out of steam, two powerful men suddenly appeared, waving smoky treasures in their hands and releasing an indescribable fierce aura.

Those two people were Zhong Wuye and Qin Huan!
The longsword wielded by Zhong Wuye radiated a dazzling dragon-like aura. Wherever she passed, the sword transformed into thousands of spirit snakes, coiling and punishing her with a chilling force. Qin Huan held a battered ancient mace, but once wielded, a raging cloud rose from it, waiting for an opportunity to scatter and encircle her.

The appearance of the two astonishing weapons, coupled with the heroic and desperate fighting of many veterans, suddenly turned the situation around, forcing the Grand Tutor's guards to be at a loss and unable to cope.

Seeing the situation had turned, Zhong Wuye waved his hand, signaling that the western machine array had been destroyed. Immediately, the troops from the southeast and south charged forward, storming into the Grand Tutor's Mansion!
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Meanwhile, the College of Cardinals.

A sudden, cold downpour of rain extinguished the surrounding lights. Using the rain as a shield, Blood Rose's men slipped in unnoticed. Armed with hidden weapons, they split into several groups and pressed forward in various directions. A fierce battle ensued with the guarding Cardinal Monks!
Amidst the fierce battle, a sudden roar of thunder erupted. It was Cardinal Elder Cangli who struck first, unleashing a tremendous force of thunder from his Thunder Staff. Amidst the raging storm, the thunder blazed fiercely, overwhelming Blood Rose's men.

Although the battle situation had reached a stalemate, Cangli's eyes were filled with deep solemnity.

They had already spotted the Blood Rose's base camp, and capturing them was imperative. However, the number of people who had appeared was far less than they had anticipated. It seemed that Blood Rose's trump card was yet to be determined, and there would be more major events to come!
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At the same time, Zhong Wuye and others fought their way forward and broke into the Grand Tutor's Mansion.

Strangely, they could not find any trace of the Grand Tutor. All they saw was a tall attic with a raging flame burning. In the light of the flame, a woman dressed in luxurious clothes stood proudly.

When Tana saw her, she was immediately furious: "You fake princess, how dare you just swindle people out of money and property, wantonly harass the people, and bring disaster to the people! Who do you think you are?!"

The woman sneered, her eyes as cold as ice, and when she glanced over, her gaze reflected a sharp gleam of anger.

She glared at Tana, pointed her finger at him, and said angrily, "How do I know you're the real princess? You're claiming to be the legitimate princess just by talking? To me, it seems more like you're just pretending to be a good person!"

In fact, although Princess Tana was kidnapped, she had a natural noble demeanor and extraordinary temperament. At that moment, she became more and more passionate and said proudly:
"I am blessed with the power and blood of the nation, so I naturally qualify as the crown prince! But you, a swindler and money-swindler, possess nothing, relying solely on greed to survive! A true monarch's bloodline cares for the people of the world; how could they cheat people out of their money and food, and oppress the common people? I'm giving you one more chance to wake up. If you don't bow down, don't blame me if we fight!" The fake princess laughed in anger, saying, "What a cliché! Even if you were the real princess, what does it matter? In my opinion, bloodlines are all muddleheaded, and the people of a mere nation are nothing but grass! It's simply that I haven't yet touched the higher levels of power and wealth. Otherwise, my temperament wouldn't necessarily be inferior to yours."

As she spoke, she looked at Zhong Wuye deeply, and then was taken away.

Zhong Wuye discovered that there seemed to be another world behind the room. He looked over and saw an enormous, dried-up skeleton revealed in the firelight surrounding the attic!
The skeleton was a hundred feet tall, as massive as an ancient dragon. Countless layers of flesh and hair had been stripped away, leaving only the skeleton!
The skeleton was covered with mysterious divine runes, and starlight was shining, as if it contained some kind of unparalleled divine power!
Zhong Wuye suddenly realized, isn't this the remains of the dragon descendant of Xuantian Dragon Territory?
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At dawn the next day, Zhong Wuye and others were summoned by Cangli to the palace hall.

In the vast hall, a Buddhist shrine hangs high and the air is filled with smoke.

A group of cardinal elders were already waiting here. Cangli's robes fluttered as he spoke passionately:
"Your Majesty, last night in Chang'an City was horrific and truly unexpected. I sincerely invite you to join Miss Zhong in clarifying what Grand Tutor Ouyang Xing was planning that day."

Zhong Wuye nodded in agreement and stepped forward.

She flipped her palm and pulled out several artifacts she had found in the ruins of the Grand Tutor's Mansion. One was a black and purple hairpin, a precious ornament left behind by the woman who had impersonated Princess Tana. The hairpin, reeking of a faint sandalwood scent, was exceptionally delicate and unique, presumably crafted by a renowned artist.

The second one was a stack of secret documents from Ouyang Xing. The cover was made of obsidian and had a skull carved on it, which looked extremely strange and terrifying.

Zhong Wuye flipped through a few pages and saw densely packed evidence of Ouyang Xing's decadent life and insatiable greed during his many years in a high position in the imperial camp.

The last item is a dragon bone, which is emerald green all over and covered with array patterns. It must have come from the body of a dragon from the ancient dragon clan.

Zhong Wuye pointed at the dragon bone and said, "I found this in an ancestral dragon tomb within the Grand Tutor's Mansion. Judging from the hidden array patterns on it, it might be related to the unknown formation set up by Ouyang Xing yesterday."

After saying this, Zhong Wuye escorted the woman pretending to be the princess out. She was dressed in a rich, gold-embroidered gown, a graceful and elegant garment. Her makeup was still exquisite, but now it was heavily made-up, and she looked disheveled and gloomy.

Seeing this, Sima Ru also took out a stack of documents from his sleeve, glanced at Zhong Wuye, and then said loudly:
"Ouyang Xing's guilt is proven! I have here all the evidence collected by the hero Qin himself over the years." As he spoke, Sima Ru unfolded the documents and slowly read them one by one. The content was truly shocking.

This included Ouyang Xing placing famous generals of the previous dynasty, such as Zhao and Li, under house arrest, seizing their troops, and taking a large amount of military pay and property for himself.

In order to win the power struggle, Ouyang Xing even extorted huge sums of money from wealthy businessmen as campaign funds, and secretly ordered the killing of several loyal and honest people.

The most shocking thing is that Ouyang Xing actually has a private army composed of remnants of the demonic sect, which is used specifically to kidnap and murder dissidents!
Emperor Yongping closed his eyes slightly and remained silent after listening. He just picked up the jade cup silently, took a sip of the fragrant Longjing tea, and seemed to be in deep thought.

Sima Ru remained silent upon seeing this, but anger was already flashing in his eyes. Things have come to this point, and Your Majesty is still hesitant. Dayuan is doomed!

At this moment, an old man walked in, staggering and looking panicked, and whispered something in Emperor Yongping's ear. Emperor Yongping's expression froze, and he said to Sima Ru, "The Grand Tutor fell seriously ill today, and I was planning to visit him first to clarify what happened..."

Just as he said this, a heavily armored imperial guard suddenly strode in, stamped his feet, rushed in front of Emperor Yongping, and reported loudly: "Your Majesty, it's bad! Chang'an City has been struck by a nightmare!"

As he spoke, the guard was already out of breath, with cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

Emperor Yongping was shocked and quickly waved his hand to signal the guard to continue.

The guard trembled and said, "A large number of nightmares suddenly appeared in the suburbs outside the city, and the epidemic has quickly spread among the civilians guarding the city. There was a surge of blood and wailing! Too many royal family members and nobles have been infected and turned into nightmares to fight against our army. Moreover, not long ago, the defenders were also invaded by the nightmares. Tens of thousands of soldiers have defected and turned into monsters such as corpse demons and wolf demons. The city guards are now useless."

Emperor Yongping's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he couldn't say the words that were on his lips.

Suddenly, there was a deafening roar outside the house!
Cangli hurriedly led his men outside to take a look. They saw that a few hundred feet away, the eastern gate of the imperial city had been completely destroyed, and a thick black fog was pouring in from the breach!
On the edge of the broken wall, stood one after another, bloodstained and fanged ghosts, looking extremely ferocious. And the imperial soldiers were constantly transforming in the black fog, becoming corpse monsters with sharp claws and bared fangs!
Seeing Cangli and the others, the group of nightmare demons burst into laughter and rushed over. Seeing the urgent situation, Cangli shouted loudly, and the thunder staff in his hand flashed with thunder, illuminating the surroundings and driving back all the zombie nightmare wolves.

At the same time, Qin Huan had prepared defenses in the back compartment and activated the city protection formation to prevent the black fog from spreading further.

However, he gazed at the dark, swirling streets of the Imperial City, his brow furrowed. Corpses littered the ground, a sea of ​​blood overflowing, a scene that even the Cardinals' top masters struggled to contain.

At the same time, Zhong Wuye and Cangli had also seen from afar from the high platform of the imperial city that the entire Chang'an city, covering hundreds of miles in radius, was filled with endless black smoke.

The black mist seemed to have no source, but seemed to be spreading outward from a central point. Following his gaze, he saw that it was exactly where Ouyang Xuan's Grand Tutor's Mansion was located!
Zhong Wuye's heart trembled. He suddenly felt that the dragon bones he had seen in the ruins of the Grand Tutor's Mansion a few days ago were related to the Ancestral Dragon Tomb covered with array patterns. Could it be that it was the center of the formation he saw now?
Cangli looked at the dilapidated streets of the imperial city and suddenly let out a long roar, his voice like a bell: "Ouyang Xing, you traitor, do you know why you committed such a heinous crime? Don't you fear the emperor's grace, the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people, and want to use this to seize the throne and continue to hold power for tyranny?!" His tone was full of anger and aggressiveness.

Zhong Wuye also suddenly realized and immediately said to Cangli: "I'm afraid it's more than that. If my guess is correct, Ouyang Xing set up this astonishing formation not only to seize power, but also to completely control the lifeblood of the entire human race. After all, the Dragonborn Relics, a treasure that protects the clan, is not something he can easily control."

Thinking that the dragon bone was closely related to the formation, Zhong Wuye couldn't help but shudder.

Cangli's whole body trembled, and he also figured out the key. He sneered and shouted:
"It seems this bastard is truly audacious! It turns out he orchestrated this diabolical plot when the Blood Roses defected en masse! He used the fake princess to deceive everyone and lure the cardinals out of the city, while at the same time desperately setting up this grand formation. He's willing to sacrifice the human race, using the power of the ancient dragon clan to control our survival and thus claim supremacy! Hateful, despicable! If this sin isn't eradicated, it will destroy the very foundation of the human race!"

At this moment, dozens of miles away, at the center of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, billowing clouds of dust appeared, as if gathering its final strength. It seemed that Ouyang Xing was currently utilizing the power of the Dragon Clan to construct a formation to absorb all of humanity's vitality, intending to reshape a new order where the Nightmare Demon would reside forever!
Zhong Wuye frowned, watching the court and the country plunged into a raging nightmare, muttering, "If this continues, not only will Chang'an City be completely destroyed, but the entire human race will also be afflicted with this nightmare, from which there will be no escape. Even so, we must not allow Ouyang Xing to act recklessly! While the formation is not yet fully formed, we must do our utmost to break it. Only by severing the eye of the Grand Tutor's Mansion formation can we prevent the lives of all humans from being controlled by others!"

With that, she rolled up her sleeves and pulled out the dragonborn's tail vertebra from her bosom. Seeing this, Cangli, Qin Huan, and other veterans also drew their own magical weapons. A golden light flashed, and the inner power was as majestic as a rainbow! The cardinals' final regrets and righteousness transformed into a blazing fire of justice, burning in their hearts!
Cangli roared loudly: "Everyone follow me, and you must fight to the death with me to break out of this heavy haze. We must never let the evil deeds done by Ouyang Xing obscure the vast sky, and we must flatten the nightmare array he set up, and save our human race from this disaster! Now is our last chance, this matter is of great importance, and there is no turning back!" As soon as the words fell, a dazzling golden light burst out from the bodies of everyone.

The heroes bravely set out for the center of the Grand Tutor's Mansion! Although the nightmare is numerous and the waves of nightmare are rolling, there is still a glimmer of hope to turn the tide! And the human orthodoxy they uphold is the last hope under this vast sky!
(End of this chapter)